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All of these are typically viewed as disposable media, by some, and adored with cult-like fascination by others.
I fall somewhere in the middle.
[July 23, 2002 20:40]
Witchblade, the television series.
One of those rare shows that manages to sneak up on me, even thought it has been lovingly prodding my consciousness for years now. I have never read the comic, but the star of the show, Yancy Butler, made an appearance years ago at WizardWorld Chicago to promote the TNT pilot movie and, of course, I was there.
[June 29, 2001 01:55]
I have recently came in to the possession of the complete current
run of Cerebus to date via the bound compilations. Soon, I will be
starting over again from issue one and am looking forward to some
of the best experiences to be had in any medium. I also have the
latest issues of Amazing Spiderman which are now being written by
the one and only JMS. Comic bliss for qrs.
Going to see AI as soon as possible tomorrow. My prediction is that I will love it for the inherent darkness that has been hinted at in the latest teasers. I am also anticipating decent depictions of technology, which will contrast nicely with the rediculous leaps of nonsense I was forced to sit through during SWORDFISH. Heh, ANTITRUST did a better job at showing someeone seriously solving a problem, and favorably comparing the latter movie to anything having to do with computers make me want to stop writing for now.
Okay, one final thing about AI: ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE. I am hoping that the title has more depth than the previews and teasers lead me to believe exist in the film. I can understand the need to make the concepts of ai visual and more vibrant in the form of androids or robots or the possibly new terms to be made popular by this firm, but I am sending out desire vibes for a lively discussion of the field of artificial intelligence. I suppose I am asking for a lot from a mainstream hollywood movie, but who knows, I may even get my wish in the form of two sentient robots discussing the meaning of life. We'll see.
[October 5, 1999 20:02]
Ooh boy, saw a couple of amazing movies recently. American Beauty and Three Kings are both something to behold.
American Beauty is fully of haunting moments and chances to reflect on how things are never always as they seem and the deeper you dig into a person or an idea or a preconception, the less it stands up to stereotype or easy and pat understanding. A deep, deep movie... I don't like to give away scenes, in fact I hate hearing about step-by-step specifics before I go to see a movie. Some previews are bad enough, but some reviewers should be taken into a dark room where their death will be described in excruciating detail only to have them have to wait 48 hours before their execution is executed exactly as described. They won't know when it will happen, but they know it will happen. And you know what? It's just not as fun that way. That's why they call it torture.
Wee. Three Kings was anything but torture. In many ways, as blunt and graphic in depicting war as Saving Private Ryan, but this time we get to see it from perspectives we have a better chance of truly understanding. Did a credible job of avoiding heavy handedness in most of the refugee scenes. This movie truly shines in the scenes where violence erupts. Never predictable and often insightful where a different movie might go for the easy thrill.
[Prior to October 3, 1999]
Both Babylon 5 and Brimstone are finished as series, one made it through 5 planned seasons via remarkable feats of perseverance by one man and the other couldn't even make it through the first. Both seemed to get better with every episode and will be dearly missed.
Charlie Rose. A man after my own heart. The eclecticism of his guests is a sight to behold. He interviews all the people I want to see and all the people I didn't know I wanted to see.
Buffy is the epitome of self-referential schtik. Ya gotta love that. Really, ya gotta.
Columbo. Need I say more.
Hmmm... Dawson's Creek. A guilty pleasure of sorts. Another self-referential show to the highest degree. I must have some kind of fetish for knocking down the fourth wall.
Earth: FC. I don't know. I thought I would hate the fact that they killed off the main character with no warning whatsoever after the first season, but it has spun the show in fifteen different directions. I think it will be interesting to see where it lands.
Sometimes I laugh with the show, sometimes at the show, but Friends can make me laugh. Have no other defense than that.
The soap opera mentality in all of us has kicked in with my affinity for ER. Cheesy and manipulative, but never boring.
Finally, action with a perfect sense of timing and humor, every week!: Sammo Hung and Martial Law will hopefully be around for a few seasons at least. The whole Arsenio Hall thing doesn't make much sense, but it is bearable.
If you gave up on Voyager in the beginning, then you gave up on something good. There have been some excellent episodes this season. They are doing a pretty good job of not constantly mentioning the theme of trying to get home, but it would be nice if they could give the audience credit for a tiny bit more retention ability.
Funny, exciting, daring, beautiful, scary, riveting. All that and more. You know what I'm talking about. It has to be the X-Files.
Millenium is all that and more, but on a different plane of the religion of fear, the nature of us all, and the corruption of power. Both shows always seem to know where they are going, but are wonderful and not letting that damn cat out of the bag too soon.
{July 23, 2002}